CA1141167A - Method and apparatus for reducing iron oxide to molten iron with solid reductant and oxy-fuel burners - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for reducing iron oxide to molten iron with solid reductant and oxy-fuel burners

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CA1141167A
CA1141167A CA000353579A CA353579A CA1141167A CA 1141167 A CA1141167 A CA 1141167A CA 000353579 A CA000353579 A CA 000353579A CA 353579 A CA353579 A CA 353579A CA 1141167 A CA1141167 A CA 1141167A
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furnace
gas
burden
top gas
fuel
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CA000353579A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Bruce G. Kelley
Donald Beggs
David C. Meissner
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Midrex Corp
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Midrex Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G27/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, by oxidation
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
    • C21B13/02—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in shaft furnaces
    • C21B13/023—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in shaft furnaces wherein iron or steel is obtained in a molten state
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21B—MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
    • C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
    • C21B13/12—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in electric furnaces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B1/00—Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces
    • F27B1/08—Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces heated otherwise than by solid fuel mixed with charge
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/10—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
    • Y02P10/134—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by avoiding CO2, e.g. using hydrogen
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/10—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
    • Y02P10/143—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions of methane [CH4]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Vertical, Hearth, Or Arc Furnaces (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
  • Catalysts (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Iron (AREA)
  • Furnace Details (AREA)
CA000353579A 1979-07-25 1980-06-09 Method and apparatus for reducing iron oxide to molten iron with solid reductant and oxy-fuel burners Expired CA1141167A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/060,691 US4248408A (en) 1977-02-16 1979-07-25 Method and apparatus for reducing particulate iron oxide to molten iron with solid reductant and oxy-fuel burners
US060,691 1979-07-25

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CA1141167A true CA1141167A (en) 1983-02-15

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US (1) US4248408A (ko)
KR (2) KR830001738B1 (ko)
AU (1) AU526619B2 (ko)
CA (1) CA1141167A (ko)
GB (1) GB2057104B (ko)
RO (1) RO81319B (ko)
YU (2) YU189880A (ko)
ZA (1) ZA804288B (ko)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BR0312653B1 (pt) * 2002-07-10 2013-07-16 recipiente metalérgico para produzir ferro

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1057213A (en) * 1912-04-09 1913-03-25 George Hillard Benjamin Electric furnace and method of operating same.
US4082543A (en) * 1977-02-16 1978-04-04 Midrex Corporation Method for reducing particulate iron oxide to metallic iron with solid reductant

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RO81319A (ro) 1983-02-15
YU189880A (en) 1983-06-30
GB2057104B (en) 1983-12-14
YU291282A (en) 1984-02-29
KR830001738B1 (ko) 1983-09-02
KR830002866A (ko) 1983-05-31
KR830002886A (ko) 1983-05-31
AU526619B2 (en) 1983-01-20
RO81319B (ro) 1983-02-28
AU5903180A (en) 1981-01-29
ZA804288B (en) 1981-07-29
GB2057104A (en) 1981-03-25
KR840001243B1 (ko) 1984-08-23
US4248408A (en) 1981-02-03

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